Brazil’s gross domestic product rose 0.1% in the third quarter compared to the previous three months and 1.8% year-on-year, reaching USD 602 billion.
Author: Agência Brasil
The global climate meeting in Belém concluded with 195 countries approving 29 documents. Results include a forest fund and a decision to triple funding for climate change adaptation. A roadmap for phasing out fossil fuels received support from around 80 nations.
The state of Rio de Janeiro welcomed 1.8 million visitors from abroad between January and October, already surpassing the total number of arrivals for the entire year of 2024.
Brazil will continue to chair the Executive Council of the United Nations body dedicated to global tourism. The election took place in Saudi Arabia, during a meeting that also appointed Shaikha Nasser Al Nowais from the UAE as secretary-general.
On the first day of the summit in Brazil’s Pará state, several nations had already submitted their national plans to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change.
The Ministry of Management and Innovation in Public Services and the Telecommunications Research and Development Center have signed a partnership to develop tools for the use of artificial intelligence, with investments of USD 73 million over four years.
The Brazilian economy grew in the first quarter of the year but rose more—2.2%—compared to the second quarter of 2024, according to official IBGE data.
Brazil’s federal government is set to launch on Wednesday (6) a program offering psychosocial and healthcare services to returning citizens from abroad who find themselves in vulnerable situations.
Exports in the first half of this year already represent 73.6% of the total revenue generated by the sector from exports last year.
Banco do Brasil signed an agreement with a World Bank agency that provides support for smaller enterprises to finance foreign trade operations, sustainable production, and renewable energy projects.
The in-person round of discussions on the topics of the upcoming COP30 climate summit, which will be hosted by Brazil later this year, began on Monday (16) in Germany.
A total of 107.6 million tonnes of cargo passed through Brazilian ports in April, marking a record for the second consecutive month, according to Antaq data.
Bidding notices for contracts will be issued by the end of next year, with investments totaling USD 21 billion, according to the oil company’s CEO, Magda Chambriard.
At a meeting held in Brasília with delegations from 40 African countries, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva said Brazil has a debt to the continent that can be repaid through solidarity, technology transfer, and assistance for the development of local agriculture.
